FOSS4G @IST-SUPSI mandate and research activities

M.Cannata, M.Antonovic, M.Molinari, M.Hoffman, A.Spataro

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Istituto scienze della Terra (Institute of Earth Science)

Istituto scienze della Terra

Geology Geomatics Hydrology Hydrogeology

and water quality

Bachelor courses

Continuing education

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NATURAL HAZARDS

Consultancy

for the

government

Applied

research Education

Our missions

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GIS

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IST geo-software stack

GRASS

PostGIS

Quantum GIS

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GIS

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IST geo-software stack

GRASS Quantum GIS

OPEN SOURCE PROPRIETARY

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PostGIS

IST geo-software

And «home made cookies» == self programmed code

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Natural hazards @ IST

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Mapping + Management + Dissemination

Maps

WebGIS

Data Export

Data Analysis

GEO-DB

import, update, DB maintenance

Field

surveys

Photo

interpretation

drawing and

structuring

Natural Hazards information

Simulation

models

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Data mapping

From different sources and methods

Environmental modeling

• Development and application of:

– Flooding models

– Landslide models

– Tsunami models

– Energy models

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Aerial stereo-photo interpretation

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Field survey and MAP

• Check model results, evaluate severity and current situation and MAP

IT!

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Data dissemination

Geo-services and geo-portals

Geo-ITC: Geographical Information and

Communications Technology

Processing Server

DB Server

GeoDB Server

Web Service Server

Users with connection

and sensors

Other Sensors,

Services, Users

Internet LAN

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Natural Hazard

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Natural Hazard

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ProtectMe: geocatalogue of

protection works

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Inefficient mitigation infrastructures lead to

high risk

• The false feeling of security….

Katrina 2009 Genova 2011

Maintainance costs

Limited resources

Need for

planning

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ProtectMe

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Hydro-meteorological

network management

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Hydro-meteorological network

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Real time data collection

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Hydro-meteorological network

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Hazard assessment for state authorities –

precipitation, run-off monitoring

• Monitoring network

• Drought-flood assessment

• Meteorological

• Environmental

• Data publishing on internet,

WebGIS, mobile phones

• Used for consulting

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Water protection and Hydro-

geological database

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Water protection areas

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Hydro-geological database

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Hydro-geological portal

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SITGAP:

an early warning system for lake

flooding in support of civil

protection

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DACD / IST / Titolo principale della presentazione

Flood forecasting for Lake Maggiore

• Regular floodings of city

• Flood forecasting model

• Model components – 40 rain gauges

– Precipitation radar

– Rain forecast

– River run-off

– Lake level

• Forecast published over internet, mobile phones

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DACD / IST / Titolo principale della presentazione

Flood hazard - Evacuation planning: SITGAP

• WebGIS/Database

• Civil protection

agency

• Lake flooding

threatens

infrastructure, lifes

• Evacuation planning

and conduction

• Coupled to flood

forecasting model

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SITGAP: warning application

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INTERREG and cooperation

projects

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Project: Geotermia Ticino - Public access to

geothermal data

• WebGIS, info

• Public access

• Geothermal energy

• Low temperature

applications

• Inform on feasibility

• Legal, administrative

framework

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CARTOWEB

Project: St. Lucia – Environmental office

Drought hazard assessment

Analyses of:

• Water cycle

• Land use

• Human settlements

• Water distribution systems

• Water usage

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location

Area classification

Sensor information

Project: ImazonGeo – Dynamic fires

analysis

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Chameleon

TRIGRS

r.mapcalc

r.dfwalk

GRASS GISv. 6.4

r.mapcalc

Ubuntu 9.10

Client

Rainfall data

r.in.gdal

intensity map

FS mapdepth map

sedimentation map

velocity map

volume map

ASCII files

Project KFH: VIETNAM – WPS application

for shallow landslide hazard assessment

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Project: Romania - World Bank

Automatic monitoring of landslides and Early Warning

Systems

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Project Interreg IV: MIARIA - Adaptive Hydrogeological

Monitoring supporting the Area Integrated Risk Plan

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Numerical modelling for risk scenario generation

New generation monitoring sensors

Project Interreg IV: SITINET - Census and networking of

geo-archaeosites of Insubria

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Project EU Interreg IV

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Project EU FP7: ENORASIS

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http://www.enorasis.eu/

Thanks for your attention

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